Demon
No canonical entity named 'Demon' exists in Quake 1996; the game uses specific monster names like Fiend, Shambler, and Vore.
In the Quake series, 'Demon' is not a canonical entity name. The 1996 game features specific monsters such as Fiends, Shamblers, and Vore, but no generic entity called 'Demon'. This entry originally described the unrelated novel and OVA 'Demon City Shinjuku', which has no connection to Quake canon.
- Origin
- Not applicable (no canonical entity named 'Demon' in Quake 1996)
- Affiliation
- None (the term 'Demon' is not used for any specific entity in Quake 1996)
- First Appearance
- None (no entity named 'Demon' appears in Quake 1996)
Verified Timeline
Lore & Background
This section previously described the plot of 'Demon City Shinjuku', a novel and OVA unrelated to Quake. As 'Demon' is not a canonical entity in Quake, there is no lore to report for this entry.
In Their Own Story
The film took two years to produce and had a budget of 130 million yen. It was also additionally screened in movie theaters in Hong Kong.
Reader's Guide
Hyper's Daniel Wilks criticised the film for having 'only vaguely interconnected action scenes punctuated by some rather dull talkiness marred by horrible accents (the heroine is unconvincingly British and the childish sidekick speaks with a mangled Mexican drawl)'. Demon Palace Babylon is the direct sequel to Demon City Shinjuku written six years later in 1988 and follows Kyoya, Sayaka, and Mephisto as they battle against King Nebachanezzar and his four knights. This was released in the United States in a complete edition with Demon City in 2011. It was also released as two manga by ADV Manga back in 2003 and 2004. 7 novels have been published in Japan as of 2017. Demon City Hunter is a series of 17 manga released in Japan that follows Kyoya, Mephisto, and Sayaka after the events of Demon City Shinjuku. ADV Manga published two of these in English but did not finish them. Demon City Blues is a set of five novels that is based in the Demon City universe and has Mephisto reappearing but with a new hero, Setsura Aki. Setsura is a P.I. specializing in missing persons, but now he and Mephisto must go up against a group of vampires, led by a 'Demon Princess', who plan on making Shinjuku a vampire metropolis. The Demon City Shinjuku Role-Playing Game was published by Guardians of Order in 2000. It uses the Tri-Stat System and was written by David L. Pulver.
Did You Know?
- The term 'Demon' is not used as a specific entity name in Quake 1996; the game's monsters are individually named (e.g., Fiend, Shambler, Vore).
- The original entry mistakenly described the novel and OVA 'Demon City Shinjuku', which is not part of Quake canon.
- Portions of the opening fight scene from 'Demon City Shinjuku' were featured in the 1995 film Johnny Mnemonic, but this has no relevance to Quake.
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